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H. G. SOHRAMM. 1 DEVICE FOR POINTING PENQILS.

Patented Mar. .25, 1884.

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UNITED STATES ArnNr Fries.

HENRY G. SCHBAMM, OF CAMDEN, ASSIGNOR 'TO WILLIAM KEUFFEL AND HERMANESSER, BOTH OFHOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

DEVICE FOR POINTING PENClLSf SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 295,680, dated March 25, 1884.

Application filed January 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, HENRY G. SOHRAMM, a citizen of the United States,and a residentof the city and county of Camden, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Device for Pointing Pencils, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to furnish a device for pointing lead orother pencils which will be simple and inexpensive in construction,which will receive and hold the dust and dirt which is caused by suchpointing or sharpening, andin which the abrading-surface may be changedor renewed when worn out.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters ofreference indicate like parts throughout theseveral views, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my inventionand the method of pointing a pencil with it; Fig. 2, a transversesectiona-l elevation of the same through box A and rollers B; Fig. 3, alongitudinal sectional elevation through center of box A, and Figs. 4and 5, transverse sectional elevations of modifications of my invention.

A is a box, open at its top and furnished with two rollers, B, or theirequivalents.

c are buttons, by means of which B may be revolved.

D is a strip of sand or emory paper or cloth or other like material, theends of which are wound around the rollers B, as shown in Fig. 2.

E is a bridge, which extends from one end of box A to the other, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3, and. which supports the middle of the band D, asshown. I

Fig. 4 represents a modification of my invention, in which but oneroller is used. This roller may be covered with one long strip of sandor emery paper wound around it a number of times; or it may be built upwith a number of separate strips wound around once and glued orotherwise suitably fastened. WVhen a strip is worn out, it can beremoved and the one directly beneath it used. If preferred, this rollerB may be covered with sand, emery, or other abrading material.

Fig. 5 represents a modification of my invention, in which D is anendless band. Owing to the rounded surface of D the pencil is sharpenedwith concave sides, which is of great ad vantage in making lineardrawings.

My invention is operated as follows: The

pencil, after having the wood removed from the lead, is laid upon D, asshown in Fig. 1. If a chisel-point is desired, the pencil is moved fromside to side until the desired amount of lead is removed. If a roundpoint is desired, the pencil is revolved in the fingers while beingmoved from side to side. dust occasioned by the operation of pointingwill fall into the box A instead of upon the table or drawing, and maybe thrown out whenever convenient, the advantage in cleanliness beingvery great. After the sand or emery has been worn off any one place, anew surface maybe presented by simply turning the rollers B.

Having thus described my invention, I cltirn- I i 1. The combination, ina device for pointing'pencils, of the box A, roller or rollers B, andfixed band D, or their equivalents, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a device for pointing pencils. of the box A,rollers B, or their equivalents, baud D, and bridge E, substantially asset forth.

. H. G. SOHRAMM. WVitnesses:

OTIS EGAN, CHAS. A. BUTTER.

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